Kneel Before Pod

Craig recently had the chance to talk to Robert Picardo, Sylvester McCoy and John Bett about their comedy stage play A Joke . The play focuses on 3 men who think that they are the components of a joke and try to figure out what makes something funny while exploring all the possibilities. It's a very funny play and makes great use of the ample talents of a gifted cast. The interview covers the play...

San Diego Comic-Con has closed its doors for another year so Kneel Before Pod has to pick up the pieces. A panel of nerds come in from the blistering Edinburgh sun to discuss the news and footage seen for some of their upcoming favourite things. Craig can be found on this very site, Andrew’s work can be found on the Starburst website and in physical magazines that can be found in Newsagents. Chris...

Supergirl recently completed its third season and our team had to have a discussion about it with their usual obsessive attention to detail. Craig and Chris get together to discuss the season as a whole, cape tricks, eclipses, life size action figures and ask the burning question; "where is Superman?". Listen out for the continuation for the "Kneel Before/Rise Against" feature. As always all feedb...

Dead in a Week (Or Your Money Back) is one of the celebrated films brought to the 2018 Edinburgh International Film Festival. Craig had the opportunity to sit down and talk to actor Freya Mavor who plays Ellie in the film and director Tom Edmunds. They discuss the process of making the film, what working with Tom Wilkinson was like and Tom shares a great anecdote about a dead body. We'd like to wi...

The second season of Legion has come to an end as has our coverage of the season. We discuss the main themes of the season, cool fight scenes, character changes, how difficult it is to do a successful season 2 especially after such a strong first season and what we expect as well as what we would like from season 3. Our Kneel Before/Rise Against feature also continues to bring more varied content...

A new Star Wars films has hit the big screen in the form of Solo: A Star Wars Story and Kneel Before Pod just has to talk about it. Listen up as we discuss the film, its place in the Star Wars canon, new casting and Natalie's feelings on the new Renault Kadjar. Craig and Angus can be found as writers on this very site as well as being avid contributors to many of the podcasts. Natalie can be found...

Another three episodes of Legion have been aired so Kneel Before Pod continues its regular coverage of the second season with a discussion of Episodes 8, 9 and 10 titled "Chapter 16", "Chapter 17" and "Chapter 18". As always the discussion muddles through the confusing imagery and tries to make sense of the intention and speculates about where the season is supposed to be going. We also continue w...

Steven Spielberg's Jurassic Park is one of the most enduring and iconic blockbusters ever released. The upcoming release of the newest entry to the franchise and the timing of the 25th anniversary of the film's release it seemed like the perfect time for Kneel Before Pod to have a conversation about this landmark film. The discussion covers the film in great detail from effective moments, funny mo...

The Flash has completed its fourth season so Kneel Before Pod is here to talk about the highs, the lows, the confusing, the nonsensical and the general downfall of a once great show. Craig can be found on this very site, Andrew's work can be found on the Starburst website and in physical magazines that can be found in Newsagents. Chris can also be found on a Sunday between 12 and 3pm GMT live on B...

Marvel's Agents of SHIELD recently closed off its fifth season and Kneel Before Pod is ready to cover the second half of the season in the usual detail. The conversation covers interesting direction, strong character arcs, great visual effects, how emotionally invested Craig is and whether having another season is a good idea. Don't forget our Avengers: Infinity War spoiling post credit sting! Lis...

Arrow season 6 has concluded so Kneel Before Pod is obligated to weigh in on the second half of the season and discuss how good it was. The conversation covers Ricardo Diaz as a villain, Arrow becoming a legal drama, the redemption of Evil Laurel and speculates on what next season could bring. Listen out for the continuation of our new "Kneel Before/Rise Against" feature as well. We're still looki...

Now that some time has passed and the panel has had time to digest the experience of watching Avengers: Infinity War it's time to record a detailed discussion on the film as a whole along with the emotions felt during the film and a healthy dose of speculation. A big apology for all of the audio issues and background noise. This is due to a troubled recording and we would encourage listeners to po...

Kneel Before Pod's journey through season 2 of Legion continues with Craig, Chris and Aaron's discussion of episodes 5, 6 and 7 of the season titled "Chapter 13", "Chapter 14" and "Chapter 15" respectively. As always the conversation covers the weirdness that defines this show along with attempts to make sense of it all. As always the lack of Patrick Stewart and the lack of dance numbers is mentio...

Black Lightning has completed its first season so it's time to podcast about it and deliver our impressions of the first season in its entirety. The discussion covers perfect families, too many villains, Tobias Whale as a James Bond villain, reality vs. Superhero plotting and representation on television. We also resolve the cliffhanger around whether Aaron would watch the entire season or not. Th...

Craig catches up with Victor Cook; the Producer and Supervising Director of the fan favourite superhero animated series The Spectacular Spider-Man . The discussion covers some information about what he enjoys, his varied career and the future projects he's allowed to talk about. A large portion of the discussion focuses on The Spectacular Spider-Man where a lot of ground is covered such as the ins...

Star Wars Day -May the 4th- has come around again as has Kneel Before Pod's celebration of that fact. This year we discuss the second released Star Wars movie - Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back ; the one that many consider to be the finest in the franchise. Craig, Angus and -later- Natalie get together to deliver their opinions on the film as well as the franchise as a whole. Craig , Angus and N...

Our Legion coverage continues with our discussion of the second, third and fourth episodes of season two titled "Chapter 10", "Chapter 11" and "Chapter 12". Each episode is taken in turn and discussed very briefly with the usual attempt to make sense of what was put on screen. There are many twists and turns to discuss with plenty of speculation about what the show might be getting at. The discuss...

Avengers: Infinity War is upon us and Kneel Before Pod is here to provide a hot take on the viewing experience on the whole fresh from the cinema. Craig and Kat assemble to quickly discuss their views on the film as they struggle to process what has been experienced. This is completely spoiler free so not to worry about accidentally finding out major plot points. A more coherent and detailed podca...

Alien Day has come around again -April 26th or 04/26 for American listeners- so we continue the annual tradition of discussing an entry in the Alien franchise to mark the occasion. Angus takes over hosting duties and brings together his group of survivors/prisoners in the form of Craig and Natalie to discuss the much maligned Alien 3 . The discussion goes on many tangents such as Madonna music vid...

Season 3 of DC's Legends of Tomorrow has come to an end so that means Kneel Before Pod has to publish a discussion about it. A small team get together to discuss giant Furbys, Infinity Totems, bad guys turned good turned bad again and the rehabilitation of John Constantine. Craig can be found on this very site and Chris can also be found on a Sunday between 12 and 3pm GMT live on Black Diamond FM...

Marvel's latest cinematic event Avengers: Infinity War is right around the corner so we took the opportunity to talk about the first film that brought the Avengers together as well as the universe it lives in. The discussion was so long that it had to be split into two parts but the team have a lot to say and their feelings about the universe come through loud and clear. Craig can be found on this...

Marvel's latest cinematic event Avengers: Infinity War is right around the corner so we took the opportunity to talk about the first film that brought the Avengers together as well as the universe it lives in. The discussion was so long that it had to be split into two parts but the team have a lot to say and their feelings about the universe come through loud and clear. Craig can be found on this...

Craig recently caught up with Star Trek: Enterprise star Dominic Keating. He played weapons officer Lieutenant Malcolm Reed on the show and Craig had a brief conversation with him about his time on the show as well as upcoming projects that he has and a bit about what he watches in his spare time. Unfortunately since Craig was in the middle of the Comic-Con atmosphere when speaking to Dominic whic...

The release of a film as nerdy as Steven Spielberg's Ready Player One couldn't pass this podcast by without marking its release with a discussion about all it has to offer. AS always the discussion covers a range of topics such as nerdy references, fear of internet trolls and comparisons between this film and the book focused around which is better. Craig can be found on this very site, Izaak can...

The psychedelically mind bending X-Men inspired TV show Legion returns for a long awaited second season and brings back the unique sense of lunacy that can only be brought by this show. Kneel Before Pod continues to commit to discussing this singular entry in the X-Men canon starting with the first episode "Chapter 9". As always the discussion veers off on tangents including Black Lightning , Doct...